Theatre History
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Mahoney State Park











Since 1993 melodramas have been performed at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park.
1993
"Curse You, Jack Dalton"
"Her Fatal Beauty"
"He Ain't Done Right By Nell"
1994
"Dora, The Beautiful Dishwasher"
"Goodbody's Gold"
"The Ghost Of Mystery Manor"
1995
"What Ever Happened to
Sweet Mary Rodgers"
"Shootout At Sadie's Saloon"
"Foiled by an Innocent Maid"
1996
"The Fat's in the Fire"
"Rustlers of Red Rock"
"The Villain's Secret"
"The Phantom of Darkgrove"
1997
"Silence is Golden"
"Rangers Danger"
"Rustler's Revenge"
"Nickelodian Knaves"
1998
"The Fiend of the Footlights"
"The Felon's Folly"
"Foul Works at the Fireworks Factory"
"Lovely in Danger"
1999
"T-minus Treachery"
"Stop Thief"
"Goodbody's Gold"
"School Marm's Inn Trouble"
2000
"The Creeper of Crestwood"
"Mary's Peril"
"Border Bandits"
"The Baron's Revenge"
2001
"Three Tickets to Timberwolf"
"The Villain Strikes"
"The Scoundrel of Dagger Gulch"
"School Marm's Inn Danger"
2002
"Two Gun Junction"
"B Mine Forever"
"The Phantom of Darkgrove"
"Peril of the Plains"
2003
"The Curse of Blunderhaven"
"Ghost of a Chance"
"Robber's Roost"
"Revenge of the Baron's Revenge"
2004
"Dangerous Curves Ahead"
"The Dastardly Director"
"The Hard Working Hardy Girl"
"Fright in the Night"
2005
"School Marm's Inn Danger"
"Menace at Midnight"
"Jenny Jones, Spy Catcher"
"School Marm's Matrimony Mayhem"
2006
"Showdown At Sundown"
"Train To Danger"
"The Dean's Deception"
"Lights, Camera, Danger!"
2007
"The Bankers Ours"
"Dangerous Waters"
"Wings of Fire"
"Hyde, Dr. Jeykll, Hyde"
2008
"Case Closed"
"Praried Treasure"
"Rose of Dismal Flats"
"The Villain of Mystery Island"
"Design For Disaster"
2009
"Mr. Meany Goes A-Courtin'"
"Two Gun Junction"
"Goodnight Goodheart"
"Peril of the Storm"
2010
"Alone on the Range"
"The Villain's Secret"
"Miss Twain's Train Trouble"
"Peril of the Polls"
2011
"The Silent Treatment"
"By Hook or by Crook"
"Foulworks at the Fireworks Factory"
"The Troll of Trafalgar"

The Fremont Dinner Trian











Since 1995, melodramas have been produced sporadically on the Fremont Dinner Trian as cast and crews become available.
1995
"Railroad to Rack and Ruin"
1996
"Goodbody's Gold"
1997
"Three Tickets to Timberwolf"
1998
"Scoundrel of Dagger Gulch"
1999
"Gallahad Rides the Rails"
2000
"Mrs. Twain's Train Troubles"
2004
"Praried Treasure"
2005
"Jenny's Jalopy Jeopardy"
2007
"Goodbody's Gold"
2008
"Galahad Rides the Rails"
2009
"Jenny's Jalopy Jeopardy"
2010
"Praried Treasure"
2011
"Choo Choo Chicanery"

Other Area Productions

The Spirit Of Brownville











"Praried Treasure"
A melodrama was performed in 2004 on an excursion boat docked in Brownville, Nebraska.
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West Point, Nebraska

"North of West Point"










 
In 2008 a historical melodrama was written by John Burkhart expressly for the Sesquicentennial Celebration of West Point, Nebraska.

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Bancroft, Nebraska

"First Train to Bancroft"









 

In 2009 a historical melodrama was written by John Burkhart expressly for the Quasquicentennial Celebration of Bancroft, Nebraska.

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Beemer Nebraska
 
"A Schemer Comes to Beemer"
 









 
 
A historical melodrama was
written by John Burkhart in 2011 expressly for the Q125 Celebration of  Beemer Nebraska.

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